Drought gives way to flooding in Iran
Artificial rainfall operations in northwestern Iran have triggered flooding in western regions, with precipitation forecast across most provinces.
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Anti-government forces attack IRGC headquarters in western Iran
Two soldiers from the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed in an attack in western Iran on Tuesday, according to state media.
Erdoğan visits Iraq for first time in 13 years
The Turkish President went to Iraq today. This is Erdoğan's first official visit in 13 years. As a result of the meetings in Baghdad, bilateral agreements will be signed.
Turkey neutralizes 26 terrorists in northern Syria
The Turkish army eliminated 26 more militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Syria, TRT reports with a reference to the Ministry of Defense. Clashes between the military and militants took place in the area where …
Turkey conducts counter-terrorist operation in Iraq
According to the Turkish Ministry of Defense, an operation was carried out against Kurdish militants in the north of Iraq on New Year’s Day. It is clarified that in the Qandil region, an airstrike was inflicted on the deployment …
Iran’s Intelligence forces foils two terrorist attacks
Iranian intelligence ministry said it managed to foil two terrorist attacks in western and southern Iran. Two terrorist operations intended to be carried out in Iranian western province of Kurdistan and southern province of Khuzestan …
Oil tanker collides with passenger bus in Iran: 27 dead
At least 27 people have been killed in the Iranian city of Sanandaj, Kurdistan province, after an oil tanker collided with a passenger bus. Video of the aftermath of the incident shows the bus and tanker engulfed in flames. …
Death toll rises to 42 in northwest Iran's floods
The death toll of the recent flooding in Iran's northwestern provinces has risen to 42 people, IRIB TV reported. Among the dead, 36 were from Ajab-Shir and Azar-Shahr regions in East Azerbaijan Province, five from Kurdistan Province …
Attack in Iran's Kurdistan kills policeman, wounds 2
A policeman died and two of his colleagues were wounded in Iran's Kurdish region, in the town of Marivan near the border with Iraq, when an attacker on a motorcycle threw an explosive device at their car, Iran's official news agency …
The creation of a Kurdistan would result in negative consequences for the entire region
''The creation of a Kurdistan is impossible, as there is no single Kurdish society and no Kurdish elite,'' expert believes.
Rouhani guarantees right of Iranian ethnic groups for mother tongue education
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani emphasized the right of Iranian ethnic groups for mother tongue education. Addressing a gathering of people in the northwestern city of Mahabad, Rouhani said that all Iranian ethnic …